Project Apollo
Apollo space program patch
Earthrise over the lunar surface as seen by the crew of Apollo 8 in December of 1968.
The Apollo missions were the next natural step of the U.S. manned space program. After the tasks
of Gemini were completed, NASA moved to putting three men in the capsule. The Apollo program lasted
from 1967 to 1972. Within these five years, NASA dealt with the most serious tragedy and successful triumph
manned spaceflight had seen to that date. The following are patches and crews for all the manned Apollo missions.
The position each crew member filled is also listed. CDR-Commander, CMP-Command Module Pilot, LMP-Lunar Module Pilot
*All mission photos courtesy of NASA*
Apollo 1 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) Edward H. White II (CMP), Virgil "Gus" I. Grissom (CDR), Roger B. Chaffee (LMP)
Crew perished on January 27, 1967, during a "plugs out test" on pad 34.
Apollo 7 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) Don F. Eisele (CMP), Walter M. Schirra Jr. (CDR), Walter R. Cunningham (LMP)
October 11-22, 1968
Apollo 8 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) William A. Anders (LMP), Frank Borman (CDR), James A. Lovell Jr. (CMP)
December 21-27, 1968 The first manned mission to orbit the moon. The orbital path is depicted on the Apollo 8 mission patch.
Apollo 9 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) David R. Scott (CMP), James A. McDivitt (CDR), Russell L. Schweickart Jr. (LMP)
March 3-13, 1969
Apollo 10 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) Eugene A. Cernan (LMP), John W. Young (CMP), Thomas P. Stafford (CDR)
May 18-26, 1969
Apollo 11 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) Neil A. Armstrong (CDR), Michael Collins (CMP), Edwin "Buzz" E. Aldrin Jr. (LMP)
July 16-24, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Apollo 12 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (CDR), Richard F. Gordon Jr. (CMP), Alan L. Bean (LMP)
November 14-24,1969
Apollo 13 mission patch. Prime crew (from left to right) James A. Lovell Jr. (CDR), Thomas "Ken" K. Mattingly (CMP), Fred Haise (LMP)
April 11-17, 1970
Apollo 14 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) Stuart A. Roosa (CMP), Alan B. Shepard Jr. (CDR), Edgar D. Mitchell (LMP)
January 31-February 9, 1971
Apollo 15 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) David R. Scott (CDR), Alfred M. Worden (CMP), James B. Irwin (LMP)
July 26-August 7, 1971
Apollo 16 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) Thomas "Ken" K. Mattingly II (CMP), John W. Young (CDR), Charles M. Duke Jr. (LMP)
April 16-27, 1972
Apollo 17 mission patch. Crew (from left to right) Ronald E. Evans (CMP), Eugene A. Cernan (CDR), Harrison H. Schmitt (LMP)
December 7-19, 1972
Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin with the American flag at the Sea of Tranquility.
July 1969
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